To ask the Prime Minister with reference to annex one of the joint statement on resolving the debt crisis, issued following the Euro summit of 26 October 2011, whether he participated in the deliberations on the proposed 10 means to improve the governance of the Euro area and on the creation of a Euro summit; and whether his consent was (a) sought and (b) given in each case.

On 26 October the European Council met before the summit of Euro members to discuss the crisis in the eurozone. We saw and discussed a draft of the eurozone declaration which was released early the next day. The final version of the eurozone statement was agreed by eurozone countries.